Pompeii, The Forgotten City

Pompeii, also known as the forgotten city, was a Roman settlement that was devastated by volcanic eruptions in 79 A.D. It is located in the province of Naples (Campania, Italy). The city was first occupied by Romans in the 6th century and converted into a resort city. Today, it is an attraction for archaeologists from all over the world due to the fact that most of the architecture has been preserved by the ashes from the volcanic eruption.

The volcano that was responsible for the destruction of Pompeii is Mount Vesuvius. The eruptions from the volcano were so strong that the buildings and the people were covered in twelve thick layers of mud and ash. After the city was covered in volcanic ashes, it was slowly forgotten and erased from the history books until it got rediscovered in 1738 by workers working for the King of Naples. Since then, it has become one of the earliest excavated cities in the world.

Before Pompeii succumbed to the eruptions, it was a blossoming township and a progressive commercial port of the Sarno River in Italy. The most notable buildings that have been excavated from the ashes are a Roman basilica and an amphitheatre. The excavations also include many intact wall paintings, pottery, and coinage.

In today’s world, the University of Bradford is responsible for most of the excavations and provides the history of the great city in the form of photos available on the internet. The city of Pompeii is a highly-visited tourist place due to its unique architectural designs and its history.

I Can’t believe this poor Pompii its so not fair to see everyone die! :'( i saw a picture of people in pompii that were found in the ashes and some people were skeletons already and its true!!! and one dog was chained to a pole and struggled there for hours and hours but the ashes got him and now he iis in an meusiam we are learining about the Volcanoes & Pompii now i have to write this all down :'( like i said ….poor pompii :'(

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Y’all all need to stfu bc y’all don’t know what y’all talking about.Pompeii is a very historical place and I’ve actually been to see it.It was an amazing place,I was devastated to see the people,animals,ect.They were killed and covered with hashty

I am doing research about Pompeii because I am going there in three days and I can’t wait! I live in Italy, and am homeschooled so I can see all these cool places everybody dreams about going to. What happened to Pompeii is really sad, but I think it is a very historical place that I can learn a lot from.